Technology Application Developer III
Job Title: Application Developer III
Location: Pittsburg PA (Onsite 4+ days per week)
Duration: 6-month Contract to Hire
Pay rate: $75-85/hr on w2
Job Overview
We are seeking 3 Senior Full Stack Developers with strong AI-enabled / Vibe Coding experience to support a government-focused project in a highly scalable and secure environment. The project will begin with a Phase 1 rollout in January 2026, with full functionality expected by June 2026.
The role will initially focus heavily on backend development (70%+ backend) while also supporting some frontend work using Angular. Candidates should demonstrate strong systems thinking, secure coding practices, and experience building scalable cloud-native applications.
This role offers the opportunity to work in a modern AI-assisted development environment and may convert to full-time employment based on performance.
Key Responsibilities
Must haves:
Location: Pittsburg PA (Onsite 4+ days per week)
Duration: 6-month Contract to Hire
Pay rate: $75-85/hr on w2
Job Overview
We are seeking 3 Senior Full Stack Developers with strong AI-enabled / Vibe Coding experience to support a government-focused project in a highly scalable and secure environment. The project will begin with a Phase 1 rollout in January 2026, with full functionality expected by June 2026.
The role will initially focus heavily on backend development (70%+ backend) while also supporting some frontend work using Angular. Candidates should demonstrate strong systems thinking, secure coding practices, and experience building scalable cloud-native applications.
This role offers the opportunity to work in a modern AI-assisted development environment and may convert to full-time employment based on performance.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and develop scalable full-stack applications using modern frameworks and tools
- Focus primarily on backend development while supporting Angular-based frontend components
- Work in AI-enabled development environments using tools such as Windsurf, Cursor, or similar AI coding assistants
- Implement secure coding practices and ensure auditability due to highly confidential government data
- Build and maintain REST APIs for high-volume systems
- Develop and execute test cases (BDD preferred; AI-assisted testing acceptable)
- Contribute to technical design and lead development initiatives where required
- Develop solutions in Azure cloud environments, including AKS-managed Kubernetes infrastructure
- Implement job scheduling and workflow automation using tools such as Apache Airflow or Spring Batch
- Collaborate with teams to ensure high observability and monitoring capabilities across applications
- Ensure compliance with FedRAMP Moderate and High security standards
Must haves:
- Strong experience in Full Stack Development
- Expertise in Java 17+
- Experience with Spring Boot 3.5+
- Strong frontend development using Angular 23+
- Experience building RESTful APIs
- Experience with Azure Cloud environments
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes / AKS
- Experience with AI-enabled coding tools or workflows
- Strong secure coding and security compliance mindset
- Experience building highly scalable, high-volume systems
- Experience with test automation and writing test cases
- Strong systems thinking and architecture-aware development approach
- Experience with Windsurf or Cursor AI coding tools
- Experience with Apache Airflow or Spring Batch
- Experience building highly observable systems
- Experience working in FedRAMP-compliant environments
- Prior experience working on government or regulated projects
